Warning: Javascript must be enabled to use all the features on this page!


Page Loading - Please Wait...

Click to hideNews Bulletins

Water Quality Samples for Montana

Click to hide state-specific text

Questions or concerns about USGS data and data products in Montana and Wyoming can be directed to the Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center Data Management Section.


! Discrete water samples data are undergoing modernization with this page no longer being updated with the latest data starting March 11, 2024
with a full decommission expected 6 months later. Learn more about the upcoming change and where to find the new samples data in our blog.
To view additional data-quality attributes, output the results using these options: one result per row, expanded attributes.
Additional precautions are here.

USGS 12324200 Clark Fork at Deer Lodge MT

Powell County, Montana
Hydrologic Unit Code 17010201
Latitude  46°23'51.54", Longitude 112°44'33.14" NAD83
Drainage area 1,001  square miles
Gage datum 4,502.2 feet above NGVD29
Output formats
Parameter Group Period of Record table
Inventory of available water-quality data for printing
Inventory of water-quality data with retrieval
Tab-separated data, one result per row
Tab-separated data one sample per row with remark codes combined with values
Tab-separated data one sample per row with tab-delimiter for remark codes
Reselect output format
Sample
Datetime		 Time
datum 		 Time
datum
reliability
code 		 Sample
Medium
Code 		 Agency
Collecting
Sample,
Code 



Stream
width,
feet
(00004)


Temper-
ature,
water,
deg C
(00010)


Temper-
ature,
air,
deg C
(00020)

Instan-
taneous
dis-
charge,
ft3/s
(00061)
Number
of
sam-
pling
points,
count
(00063)



Gage
height,
feet
(00065)		 Specif-
ic
conduc-
tance,
wat unf
uS/cm @
25 degC
(00095)		 Hydro-
gen
ion,
water,
unfltrd
calcd,
mg/L
(00191)
pH,
water,
unfltrd
field,
std
units
(00400)
pH,
water,
unfltrd
lab,
std
units
(00403)

Hard-
ness,
water,
mg/L as
CaCO3
(00900)


Calcium
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00915)

Magnes-
ium,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00925)


Arsenic
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01000)


Arsenic
water,
unfltrd
ug/L
(01002)


Cadmium
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01025)


Cadmium
water,
unfltrd
ug/L
(01027)


Copper,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01040)
Copper,
water,
unfltrd
recover
-able,
ug/L
(01042)
Iron,
water,
unfltrd
recover
-able,
ug/L
(01045)


Iron,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01046)


Lead,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01049)
Lead,
water,
unfltrd
recover
-able,
ug/L
(01051)		 Manga-
nese,
water,
unfltrd
recover
-able,
ug/L
(01055)

Manga-
nese,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01056)


Zinc,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01090)
Zinc,
water,
unfltrd
recover
-able,
ug/L
(01092)

Gage
height
above
datum
meters
(30207)

Dis-
charge,
instan-
taneous
m3/s
(30209)

Transit
rate,
sampler
minimum
ft/s
(50014)


Transit
rate,
sampler
ft/s
(50015)

Transit
rate,
sampler
maximum
ft/s
(50016)


Site
visit
purpose
code
(50280)		 Suspnd.
sedimnt
sieve
diametr
percent
<0.0625
mm
(70331)

Sampler
nozzle
mater-
ial,
code
(72219)

Sampler
nozzle
di-
ameter,
code
(72220)		 Sus-
pended
sedi-
ment
concen-
tration
mg/L
(80154)		 Sus-
pended
sedi-
ment
dis-
charge,
ton/d
(80155)		 Vel-
city
at
point
in
stream,
ft/s
(81904)


Sam-
pling
method,
code
(82398)



Sampler
type,
code
(84164)
Sample
split-
ter
type,
field,
code
(84171)
Bottle
or bag
sampler
mater-
ial,
code
(84182)		 Specif.
conduc-
tance,
wat unf
lab,
uS/cm @
25 degC
(90095)

Type
of
repli-
cate,
code
(99105)		 Type
of
sample
related
QA
data,
code
(99111)		 2 mL
7.7 N
HNO3
preser-
vative
lot
number
(99159)		 100
uS/cm
KCl
conduct
stand-
ard lot
number
(99161)		 500
uS/cm
KCl
conduct
stand-
ard lot
number
(99163)


pH 10
Buffer
lot
number
(99171)


pH 7
Buffer
lot
number
(99173)
0.45 um
capsule
filter
NWIS
lot
number
(99206)
2016-10-18 13:20
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 80.0 7.0 10.0 212 16 2.67 506 M  8.4 8.3 233 67.9 15.5 11.7 12.8 0.030 0.11 5.3 16.3 214 7.1 0.040 1.78 70.5 9.60 4.3 15 0.81 6.0   0.3   1001 87 3 5 8 4.6 1.50 10 3044 200 2 511     40218 30452 30458 20157 20184 10040
2017-03-21 12:25
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 80.0 5.5 8.5 342 16 2.99 435 0.00001 8.2 8.0 197 58.1 12.5 9.9 17.6 0.062 0.28 8.1 56.9 922 19.1 0.136 7.37 127 29.4 7.0 49 0.91 9.7   0.5   1001 71 3 5 37 34 2.10 10 3044 200 2 429     40218     20237 20184 10036
2017-04-18 13:35
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 80.0 8.0 14.0 295 16 2.80 470 M  8.5 8.2 202 58.8 13.5 11.4 14.5 0.060 0.17 6.2 26.3 417 16.3 0.081 3.40 93.0 28.6 4.6 23 0.85 8.4   0.3   1001 80 3 5 16 13 1.70 10 3044 200 2 465     40231     20237 20184 10036
2017-05-09 13:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 80.0 12.0 15.0 351 16 3.03 356 M  8.3 8.0 148 44.6 8.97 14.6 22.7 0.060 0.29 9.2 60.3 883 24.1 0.181 6.88 157 23.4 4.9 47 0.92 9.9   0.5   1001 82 3 5 36 34 2.20 10 3044 200 2 352 30.00 30 40231   30522 20237 20184 10036
2017-05-23 13:55
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 80.0 15.5 23.0 369 16 3.18 395 0.00001 8.3 8.1 165 48.4 10.7 18.7 27.1 0.080 0.32 11.3 72.4 937 18.6 0.201 7.76 127 21.1 7.1 57 0.97 10   0.4   1001 69 3 5 37 37 2.50 10 3044 200 2 394   10 40224 30512 30522 20237 20184 10036
2017-06-13 14:40
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 101 10.0 15.0 1180 4 4.21 344 0.00001 7.9 7.8 139 41.1 8.73 22.8 91.5 0.145 1.86 41.2 538 9990 91.4 0.753 85.1 714 91.4 21.8 434 1.28 33 0.2   0.5 1001 53 3 5 469 1490 4.90 20 3054 200 2 343     40224 30512 30522 20237 20184 10044
2017-07-11 13:10
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 80.0 18.0 24.0 200 16 2.84 356 M  8.6 8.4 156 47.1 9.31 17.9 18.7 0.061 0.10 10.1 19.0 158 11.7 0.162 1.34 39.7 23.9 3.5 12 0.87 5.7   0.3   1001 87 3 5 6 3.2 1.60 10 3044 200 2 353     40237 30529 30522 20237 20221 10044
2017-08-15 15:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 75.0 18.5 26.0 83 19 2.46 477 M  8.3 8.2 204 60.1 13.1 14.8 15.0 0.051 0.09 8.4 15.0 122 16.3 0.154 0.97 44.0 19.5 4.9 11 0.75 2.3   0.1   1001 86 3 5 5 1.1 1.00 10 3044 200 2 469     40237 30529 30522 20237 20210 10044

Water Quality Remark Code Description
M Presence verified but not quantified